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IBM Intelligent Utility Network Solution
Transforming information into power
If the U.S. grid alone were just 5% more efficient, it would be like permanently eliminating the fuel and greenhouse gas emissions from 53 million cars. This is one reason why utility companies around the globe are looking for even smarter ways of doing business. To that end, the IBM Intelligent Utility Network Solution transforms the way utility organizations manage and operate transmission and distribution systems—and the way customers can participate in the energy value chain—enabling more intelligence throughout the grid. This can dramatically reduce outages and faults, improve responsiveness, enable utility companies to handle current and future demand, increase efficiency and manage costs.
Better manage the utility information network
By using an instrumented approach that includes digital sensors, advanced communication networks and sophisticated analytics, the IBM Intelligent Utility Network Solution can help your enterprise understand demand in near real time, more effectively manage supply and demand, and put greater control of energy usage into the hands of your consumers. The network creates an interconnected value chain, linking utility participants at multiple levels from power plant to plug. It then enables the intelligent flow of information, which can be used to transform and optimize regulation, generation, supply and consumption of electricity.
Smarter energy for a smarter planet
The IBM Intelligent Utility Network Solution can help your utility:
- Enhance network planning, operations and maintenance.
- Improve transparency of information to the business, regulators, markets and customers.
- Experience fewer and shorter outages.
- Provide better customer service.
- Reduce capital, operations and maintenance costs.
- Participate in more accurate and secure market operations.
- Provide a platform for demand management, addition of renewable energy and improved network utilization.
Greater reliability and efficiency
The IBM Intelligent Utility Network Solution guides a utility through every phase of their transformation from strategy development, planning and selection through design, implementation, and ongoing operations. IBM provides utilities with solutions for:
- Smart metering and beyond—includes the integration of smart metering initiatives into the utility enterprise and the ensuing capabilities that smart metering enables for both the utility and the consumer.
- Grid operations—encompasses remote asset monitoring and management, as well as energy management systems required for improved grid performance and planning, and their integration into the utility environment for process automation, reporting, business and operational intelligence.
- Intelligent utility network security—provides a complete range of security services from assessment, design, deployment, management and support.
- Communications networks—offers utility-wide voice and data communications networks and services to enable information connectivity across all components of a smart grid.